Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor Department: much more to be done on job safety
December 11, 2012The Labor Department's Inspector General is still finding holes in enforcement programs of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Steelworkers, allies push oil industry to increase safety at refineries
December 10, 2012How bad is the oil refining industry's pollution and worker safety problem? Well, let's put it this way: It virtually ruined an industry-backed Thanksgiving Day parade.
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“Fiscal cliff” actions urge Congress to tax rich, no cuts
December 10, 2012The pressure for unionists to weigh in rose as the ruling House Republicans refused to budge from their stand for protecting the Bush tax cuts for the rich.
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Uproar, protests, as Michigan house passes right-to-work law
December 7, 2012Amid protests, arrests, a lockout from the state capitol building and a Democratic walkout, the GOP-run Michigan House passed a so-called "right to work" law on Dec. 6.
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Illinois Gov. stops extending AFSCME pact as bargaining continues
December 6, 2012Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly are proving that sometimes, unionized workers for state and local governments can't trust the Democrats, either.
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New Egyptian president’s labor takeover plan riles unions
December 6, 2012Egypt's independent unions and their confederation are extremely upset by present Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's labor takeover plan.
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Trumka: Mexico on path of “low wage development”
December 3, 2012Mexico, the large U.S. trading partner and southern neighbor, is on a path of "low-wage development," including weakening its labor law and oppressing independent unions.
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Jubilant Steelworkers defeat lockout and win gains
November 30, 2012A weeklong company lockout at Milbank Manufacturing, a Kansas City, Mo., electrical parts producer, ended when Steelworkers ratified a new contract.
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